radioimmunotherapy

PUB. DATE

January 2005

SOURCE

Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary;2005, p1844

SOURCE TYPE

Book

DOC. TYPE

Reference Entry

ABSTRACT

A definition of the term "radioimmunotherapy" is presented. It refers to the use of radioactively labeled monoclonal antibodies to treat malignancies, as breast cancers, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and prostate cancer. On the tumor cells, the monoclonal antibodies selectively bind with antigens and then deliver a dose of cell-killing radiation directly to those cells.

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